Biology of PIWI-interacting RNAs: new insights into biogenesis and function inside and outside of germlines.

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Published in Genes Dev on November 01, 2012

Authors

Hirotsugu Ishizu1, Haruhiko Siomi, Mikiko C Siomi

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1: Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.

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